Carton for cans and the like



May 12, 1936. w s. A. LEVYNE (JARTON FOR CANS AND THE LIKE Filed March23, 1935 I Mir-l INVENTOIR. J44. Lag/m BY I I K ATTORNEYS.

Patented May 12, 1936 PATENT OFFICE CARTON FOR CANS AND THE LIKE SidneyA. Levyne, Baltimore, Md., assignor to Baltimore Paint 8; Color Works,Inc., Baltimore, Md, a corporation of Maryland Application March 23,1935, Serial No. 12,709 6 Claims. (01. 229-37) This invention relates toa carton particularly adapted for use as an outer jacket or containerfor a can filled with paint or other heavy material and provided with abail or handle by means of which the can is carried.

At the present time paint and other substances are sold in cans providedwith pivoted handles or bails so that the can which is heavy when filledmay be easily carried. When such a can is purchased it is customary towrap the can to prevent a persons clothes from being soiled whencarrying the can but this has been found unsatisfactory as often the canis wrapped with the handle swung down against aside of the can where itcan not be grasped.

If the handle is disposed in a raised position when the can is wrappedthe wrapping paper is liable to slip downwardly along the can and dropfrom the can, thus exposing the can with resulting likelihood of apersons clothes being soiled.

Therefore, one object of the invention is to provide a carton soconstructed that a can having a handle may be enclosed therein with thehandle disposed externally of the carton where it may be swung downagainst a side of the carton where it will be out of the way while theenclosed can is upon a shelf or moved to'a raised position in which itcan be grasped and the can easily carried.

It has also been found that when a can of paint is Wrapped in paperwhich is to be discarded when the paint is used the only means forindentifying the contents of the can is the label pasted thereon. Thislabel becomes smeared with paint which runs down the outside of the canas surplus paint is removed from a brush and it is often impossible toread the name of the maker and the number by which the color isidentified.

Therefore, another object of the invention is to provide a carton whichmay bear the manufacturers name and color number and. is of suchconstruction that a can may be very easily removed for use andafterwards replaced, thus preventing the carton from becoming smearedwhen the paint is used and eliminating an accumulation of unsightlypaint cans, the contents of which can not be accurately identified at afuture date if more paint of the same color is needed.

Still another object of the invention resides in providing aconstruction which is simple and durable, inexpensive to manufacture andone which will be very efiicient in use.

With these and numerous other objects in view, my invention consists inthe novel features of construction, combination and arrangements ofparts as will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointedout in the specification and claims.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved carton with a can thereinand the handle of the can in a raised position for carrying;

Figure 2 is a vertical section taken along the line 2--2 of Figure 3;

Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken along the line 3--3 of Figure 2;and I Figure 4 is a view of the blank from which the carton is formed.

The carton which is indicated in general by the number I is for use asan enclosure or container for a can 2 which maybe filled with paint orany other substance, the can being provided with a handle or bail 3having its ends pivotally engaged in ears or sockets 4 at opposite sidesof the can in order that the handle may be swung from a lowered positionagainst a side of the can to a raised position for carrying as shown inFigures 1 and 2.

The carton or container is formed from a blank 5 of cardboardillustrated in Figure 4. The blank is Oblong in shape and is to befolded along the dotted lines 6 to form side walls I and 8 of thecarton, a tongue 9 having a gummed surface being carried by one sidewall for holding the blank in its folded carton-forming condition. Slitsl0 lead from margins of the blank to form closure flaps ll, 12 and I3which when folded along the dotted lines [4 form a top and bottom forthe carton. The flaps I3 have slots l5 formed therein and free endportions of the flaps l2 are cut at their corners to form tongues l6which are to be engaged through the slots and hold the flaps closed asshown in Figures 1 and 2. Particular attention is called to the factthat slots 11 are formed in adjoining portions of the walls I and upperflaps ll across the dotted line I4 and form recesses l8 to receive thebearing lugs 4 when the upper flaps H are folded inwardly against innerfaces of the side walls I.

When the carton is in use the blank is folded along the dotted lines 6and secured by the tongue 9 after which the lower flaps are foldedinwardly and tongues 16 of the lower flap l2 passed through the slots l5of the lower flap l3. These flaps will thus be disposed in overlyingrelation to each other as shown in Figure 2 and form a multiple plybottom which will be strong and not liable to come apart if the cartonitself is grasped instead of the bail of a can within the carton. Theupper flaps II are then thrust inwardly to dispose them flat againstinner faces ofv the walls 1 where they will serve as reinforcements forthese walls and the can of paint can then be easily slid into the cartonwith its lugs 4 seated in the recesses l8 and the upper flaps l2 and I3closed and interlocked to form an upper closure head for the carton. Ifthe cartons are supplied with the cans of paint by the manufacturer onewall will have the manufacturers name printed thereon as shown at H?together with the color and its identifying number as shown at 20 and 2|but if the cartons are supplied by the merchant for convenience ofcustomers he may have his name and any other advertising matter desiredprinted upon the carton. The ball or handle 3 is disposed externally ofthe closed carton and can be easily swung down against a side wall ifthe encased cans are'stacked upon a shelf and when so disposed the upperends of the cartons will be flat and uninterrupted. Therefore, theencased cans can be stacked. upon a shelf and will not be liable to fallover. The bails may be grasped and the cans easily removed from a shelfand set upon a counter with the bails raised so that they may be graspedby the customers and the encased cans easily carried. If a carton is tobe applied when a can of paint is sold they will be stored in a foldedcondition and when a can of paint is placed in a carton it will beentirely enclosed except the bail and there will be no danger of aperson soiling his clothes while carrying the can. The inturned upperflaps ll not'only reinforce the walls 1 and cause the recesses l8 to beformed but also cause the walls I to have rounded upper edges which willnot tear easily and therefore a can can be very easily inserted into thecarton without danger of tearing the walls at the recesses.

From the foregoing description of the construction of my improvedapparatus, the application of the same to use will be readilyunderstood. It will be seen that I have provided a simple, inexpensiveand efficient means for carrying out the objects of the invention.

While I have particularly described the elements best adapted to performthe functions set forth, it is obvious that various changes in form,proportion and in the minor details of construction may be resorted towithout departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principlesof the invention. 7

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A carton having walls and a bottom, flaps carried by opposed wallsand folded inwardly against inner faces of the said walls, the flaps andwalls being slotted to form recesses when the flaps are folded inwardly,a can in said carton having bearing lugs extending through saidrecesses, a bail for said can pivoted at its ends to said lugs, andmeans for closing the upper end of the carton, the bail being disposedexternally of the carton and movable to a raised position across theclosed upper end of the carton.

2. A carton having walls and upper and lower heads, the walls of thecarton being formed with recesses open at their upper ends, a can insaid carton having lugs engaged through the recesses, and a bail pivotedto said lugs and disposed externally of the carton.

3. A carton adapted to enclose a can and including side walls, upperflaps carried by opposed walls and folded inwardly against inner facesof the walls to reinforce the walls, upper end portions of the saidwalls and folded flaps being cut to form recesses open at their upperends, and other flaps carried by upper ends of other opposed walls andadapted to be secured when folded towards each other to close the upperend of the carton.

4. A carton adapted to encase a can and including side walls, a bottom,and means for closing the upper end of the carton, opposed walls of thecarton being formed with recesses in their upper end portions whereby acan may be housed in the carton with lugs at sides of the can projectingthrough the recesses and with a bail carried by the lugs disposedexternally of the carton.

5. A carton including a body portion, closure means for the upper end ofthe body portion, said body portion being formed with recesses leadingfrom the upper edge thereof, a can in said carton having bearingsregistering with the recesses, and a bail for the can disposedexternally of the carton with its ends pivoted to said bearings.

6. A carton formed from a single blank folded to include side walls,bottom and topwalls, certain opposed side walls having flaps formed atthe upper edges thereof and foldable inwardly against the inner faces ofthe latter side walls, said flaps and latter side walls being slotted toform recesses leading downwardly from upper edges of the latter sidewalls when the flaps are folded inwardly.

SIDNEY A. LEVYNE.

